AP.VII.F.S8
SkillEstablish the appropriate aircraft configuration and airspeed considering meteorological and operating conditions.
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- Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents
Chapter Summary Flight instruments enable an aircraft to be operated with maximum performance and enhanced safety, especially when flying long distances. Manufacturers provide the necessary flight instruments, but to use them effectively, pilots need to understand how they operate ... pilot, it is important to become very familiar with the operational aspects of the pitot-static system and associated instruments, the vacuum system and associated instruments, the gyroscopic instruments, and the magnetic compass. Chapter 9: Flight Manuals and Other Documents…
- Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
Long-period oscillations of an aircraft around its lateral axis. It is a slow change in pitch accompanied by equally slow changes in airspeed. Angle of attack remains constant, and the pilot often corrects for phugoid oscillations without even being ... pilot in command. Pilotage. Navigation by visual reference to landmarks. Pilot in command (PIC). The pilot responsible for the operation and safety of an aircraft. Pilot report (PIREP). Report of meteorological phenomena encountered by aircraft. Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight…
- Glossary › Pilot’s Operating Handbook/Airplane Flight Manual
over-the-top. A VFR operation in which an aircraft operates in VFR conditions on top of an undercast. Victor airways. Airways based on a centerline that extends from one VOR or VORTAC navigation aid or intersection, to another navigation ... through several navigation aids or intersections); used to establish a known route for en route procedures between terminal areas. Visual approach slope indicator (VASI). A visual aid of lights arranged to provide descent guidance information during the approach…
- Chapter 4: Approaches › Aircraft Approach Categories
Note: Helicopter pilots may use the Category A line of minimums provided the helicopter is operated at Category A airspeeds. An airplane is certified in only one approach category, and although a faster approach may require higher category minimums ... minimums of a slower approach category. The certified approach category is permanent and independent of the changing conditions of day-to-day operations. From a TERPS viewpoint, the importance of a pilot not operating an aircraft at a category line…
- Chapter 3: Arrivals › Radar Vectors to Final Approach Course
Figure 3-22. Arrival instructions when not established. Aircraft 3: There are many times when it is desirable to position an aircraft onto the final approach course prior to a published, charted segment of an instrument approach procedure (IAP). Sometimes ... clearance to the final approach course beyond the published segment, controllers assign an altitude to maintain until the aircraft is established on a segment of a published route or IAP. This ensures that both the pilot and controller know precisely…
- Appendix A: Emergency Procedures › Generator Failure
Other aircraft use a load meter to indicate the load being carried by the generator. If the generator fails, a zero load indication is shown on the load meter. Review the appropriate aircraft operator’s manual for information ... type of systems installed in the aircraft. Once a generator failure is detected, the pilot must reduce electrical load on the battery and land as soon as practical. Depending on electrical load and condition of the battery, sufficient power…